Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-06-10
FRIDAY, JUNE 10. 1887.

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Kinks White Russian Soap.
Roots and Shoes-B. C. Hucelton.
Partition Notice-Estate of Sarah b. Fow-
zer.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
A landslide on the West Penn, near
Great Belt, lest Tuesday, delayed the trains.
-Ouite a number Of our citizens attended
the reunion at Rock Point yesterday.
All the grocery, dry goods clothing, shoe
and furnishing stores in Butler now close at
SPIN.
"A Butler boy, now in Chicago, writes
home that the Chicago girls foot Is tre'
mendous reality.
Several of the defeated candidates can
point with pride to their home vote.
-R,y. Lawrence MeLure, of Pitt burg,
was shot at by q burglar last Thursday
night.
John NJ. Russell, Esq, and wife, have
returned to their home on w. Pearl stree',
Butler.
George Moyle, of vslencia. was one OF
seven
caped from Morganza lest WEDNESDAY night.
Jacob 'Gal yer, of Middlesex, Armstrong
county. attempted suicide by poison because
his best girl "went back on him"
Mr.. Joseph Dudord, of Franklin town.
shin. man SIS years of age, wcs seen work.
ing on the roads near Mt Chestnut. last week.
Mr.. Fred Miller fell at the barn.raising
of Casper Behm, Of Jackson township, anu
had leg broken.
-Chcs. Dunlap fell from derrick on the
Barnhart fai IN il Fairview ( ,wnshlp and
sc. ;opsiy injured himself.
1t is a mater of regret that there were
not several persons to nominate for each
Office. Thee was = ,od material for three or
four ckets.
A party, composed of w. d. Bran
don, Esq, of Butler, and Rev. Campbell
and Mr.. Shaw, of Allegheny county, in
tend teking trip to Europe this summer.
The Hays Bros. have sold their valuable
machine shops of this place to Millerstown
parties. They had large establishment
aud were doing good business.
Mr.. Albert Reiber, the efficient Chief
of the Volunteer Fire Department, was pre-
sented with fine gold badge by the two
Hose companies last Thursday evening.
Rev. r. N. Grossman and family have re-
moved to Oliveburgh, Jefferson county, "a.
Rev. G. received call from the Cumberland
Presbyterian Church there and accepted it.
Mr.. J. s. Chambers, of Emlenton, q
painter has located in Butler, and the Shoe
maker brothers, of the same town, intend
opening hardware and tin store in Spring
dale.
Rev J. B. Fox, of Emlenton, Pa,
preached an interesting sermon in the En-
glish Lutheran church of this place Il It Sun
day evening.
Tom Greer was home on a visit last Srn-
dav. He is brpking on the Accommodation
be;wc IN Pit,sbu-g end Alt. ona. and was at
the scene Of The lato accident on Horseshoe
Bend shortly after it happened.
-Uuder the new license law one perso 1
giving another drink of any Liud of intDx-
ican' on Sunday is liable to a ine Of not less
than 500 ard imprisonment for three
month.
BY the new time table on the s. & A. r.
R., the early train for Greenville leaves But
Ter at 6:55 a. m, and there are two through
PITT burg, via the P. & w. r. r.
The Butler Borough School Board met
last Monday evening and organized by elect
ing Jos. Purvis President, DIR. Graham Treas
urer, and F. NJ. Eastman Secretary. Borough
Superintendent Mackey was instructed to ex-
anime all apple nts tor the borough schools.
The Butler Camp Meeting Association
will bold their annual meeting on the
grounds, three miles west of Butler, Aug. 1S
to %. A number of new cottages are being
erected and ample accommodations will be
made for all who desire to participate.
--Ex-County Commissioner w. A. Chris.
tie, of Centre township left Butler last Tues
day morning for trip through the West.
He will visit Sumner county, Kanses, where
he has two sons living, and also other points
where he h. relatives.
Mr.. William Ralston, q man SS years of
age. called to see US in company with his son
William, aud son-in-law, /. N. McClunr, of
Centre township, last week. Mr.. Raiston
looks fs hale and hearty as he did q quarter
Of century ago, and can see to read without
the aid Of glasses.
Hon. A. L. Campbell had the old NAN
leases on his farm cancelled last Monday,
and he has leesed the coal bank on it to
Messrs. Watson and Dawson, who are now
supplying the P. & w. K. r. The farm is
on the line of Parker and Fairview t,wn-
ships, and has four-foot vein of good coal.
On our first page will be seen an account
of the memorial services at Bruin, and be-
sides this service ard those noted last week
services were held at Farmington with 8. F.
Bowser, Esq, as orator, at church in
Clinton township, at which Reuben McEl.
.~sx D.
rs 0raf ,r, at Harrisville with j, G. White,
ESQ, Of Mercer, for orator, and at Sunbury
WITH Rev. Atkinson and G. s. Gibson fer
orators.
The reports that all attempts use the
Lima (Ohio) petroleum for Illuminating pur-
poses have failed, seem - be confirmed by
the fact that the refnerics at that point ha We
shut down ald the producers have combin ed
and st pped drilling operations. The remov-
nj of the Lima oil ps fac n in the market
will, it is ge1 e1err " believed, resu-i in ad-
vancing the price CT Pennsylvania crude.
While Roy Cramer and his sister Carrie,
Of Buffalo township. were returning home
from Emory NJ. E. chapel, in a buggy, last
Sunday, the holding. back strap broke, the
buggy ran against the horse and the horse
became unmanagable and ran and kicked
until one front wheel was demolished, when
hoy and his sister were thrown out. Meth.
er of them was seriously hurt. Roy is son
of Esq. G. w. Cranmer and is but thirteen
years of age.
While the Republican County Conven-
tion WIS in session last Monday afternoon
its members were startled by frigh tful run
off just in front of the Opera House. Mr.
Albert HARRISON, of Penn township, wa.
moving Mr.. Sarver, of Butler, to his farm
and had his wagon heavily loaded. Tht
jolt at the Mexican street crossing threw
sewing machine upon the horses and they
started off suddenly, when trunk descended
upon Mr.. HARRISON and knocked him dowr
upon the double trees aud wagon t)ngue
The team ran down Mexican street toward
the creek, scattering the load, but Mr.. Har
bison held on to the lines and succeeded in
turning and stopping them. It was marrow